Motif
interrupted healing incantation leaves permanent wound
interrupted_healing_incantation_leaves_permanent_wound
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Magic Through Speech and Name. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR; lines 3050-3168 confidence: high
Groa recites runes to loosen Thor's stone splinter; Thor tells her he rescued Orvandil and made the broken toe a star.
Groa's runes loosen the stone, but her interruption and forgetfulness leave it permanently embedded in Thor's forehead.
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